CN101557046A

CN101557046A - Connector

Info

Publication number: CN101557046A
Application number: CNA2009101335213A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 根本隆
Original assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd
Current assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd
Priority date: 2008-04-11
Filing date: 2009-04-10
Publication date: 2009-10-14
Anticipated expiration: 2029-04-10
Also published as: JP4605817B2; US20090258523A1; JP2009252710A; CN101557046B; US7722373B2

Abstract

A connector which makes it possible to positively maintain a locked state of an actuator, even if a flat cable is pulled. The actuator is mounted on a housing in a manner pivotally movable between an open position for accommodating a front end of an FPC in an accommodating space and a closed position for pressing the front end of the FPC against contact portions of contacts. Locking members are mounted on the housing in a manner slidable between a locked position for inhibiting the actuator in the closed position from opening and an unlocked position for allowing the actuator to open, along a direction of arrangement of the contacts.

Description

Connector

Technical field

The present invention relates to connector, particularly, relate to the connector that is electrically connected FPC (Flexible PrintedCircuit flexible print circuit) or FFC flat connecting object things such as (Flexible Flat Cable flexible flat cables) and other connecting object thing.

Background technology

Past, the connector that the known flat plate-like cable is used (opening the 2007-323867 communique) with reference to the spy.

This connector comprises housing, a plurality of contact, actuator and pair of locking portion.

Housing has the insertion mouth of the leading section that inserts the tabular cable.Form auxiliary accessories at the both ends of housing and hold recess.

A plurality of contacts equally spaced are configured on the housing.

Actuator can be installed on the housing between open position and off-position rotatably.Form the roughly locked portion of overshooting shape at the both ends of actuator.

The auxiliary accessories that pair of locking portion is contained in housing respectively holds in the recess, is fixed on the housing.Sticking department is formed by the rubber-like metallic plate, is hook shape roughly.

When actuator is shown in an open position, the tabular cable can be inserted in the insertion mouth of housing.When actuator was in the closed position, actuator stopped up the insertion mouth of housing, simultaneously, the tabular cable is pressed on the contact.

When making actuator when open position rotates to off-position, the elastic force of locked resistance sticking department of actuator makes the sticking department strain, and it is pushed open, can be drilled into the below of sticking department.As a result, locked portion is hooked on the sticking department, and actuator is locked in off-position.

Because when make the actuator that is under the blocked state rotate to open position, the sticking department of actuator is revolted the elastic force of sticking department, makes the sticking department strain and it is pushed open, and the state that unlocks is so actuator can arrive open position.

In above-mentioned connector, because locking component is formed by the rubber-like metallic plate, and locked of connector with sticking department cooperate area narrow, so, when for a certain reason with the tabular cable when the short transverse of connector pulls, the danger that exist the lock-out state of actuator to be disengaged, the tabular cable comes off from connector.

Summary of the invention

The present invention proposes in light of this situation, and its problem provides a kind of connector, though described connector at the connecting object thing by when its thickness direction pulls, also keep the lock-out state of actuator reliably.

In order to achieve the above object, in first kind of form of the present invention, provide a kind of connector, described connector comprises: housing, and described housing has the spatial accommodation of a part of holding flat connecting object thing; A plurality of contacts, described contact are fixed on the aforementioned housing; Actuator, described actuator is being received into the open position in the aforementioned spatial accommodation and being used for a part with aforementioned connecting object thing and be pressed to the mode of rotating between the off-position on aforementioned a plurality of contact and be installed in aforementioned housing being used for a part with aforementioned connecting object thing; Locking component, described locking component with can along and the direction of the thickness direction approximate vertical of the part of aforementioned connecting object thing, the mode of sliding between the latch-release position of moving of opening of opening the latched position of moving and allowing to be in the aforementioned actuator of aforementioned off-position that is in the aforementioned actuator of aforementioned off-position in prevention be installed on the aforementioned housing.

Structure according to the connector of first kind of form of the present invention, since locking component can along and the direction of thickness direction approximate vertical that is contained in the part of the connecting object thing in the spatial accommodation between latch-release position and latched position, slide, so, even when the connecting object thing by when its thickness direction pulls, locking component also can be to the thickness direction motion of connecting object thing.

Preferably, the glide direction of aforementioned locking component is the orientation of aforementioned contact.

Preferably, the glide direction of aforementioned locking component is and the orientation of the thickness direction of the part of aforementioned connecting object thing and aforementioned contact direction of perpendicular all.

According to the present invention,, also keep the lock-out state of actuator reliably even the connecting object thing is pulled.

By following detailed description based on accompanying drawing, above-mentioned and other purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage will become apparent.

Description of drawings

Figure 1A is the front view of the connector of first kind of form of implementation of the present invention.

Figure 1B is the plane graph of the connector of first kind of form of implementation of the present invention.

Fig. 1 C is the end view of the connector of first kind of form of implementation of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is that the locking component of expression connector shown in Figure 1 is positioned at latched position, is positioned at the cutaway view of the blocked state of actuator of off-position.

Fig. 3 is that the locking component of expression connector shown in Figure 1 is positioned at the cutaway view that latch-release position, actuator are positioned at the state of open position.

Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the locking component of connector shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 5 is the cutaway view that expression FPC is accommodated in the spatial accommodation of connector shown in Figure 1, actuator is positioned at open position, locking component is in the state of latch-release position.

Fig. 6 is the cutaway view that table FPC is accommodated in the spatial accommodation of connector shown in Figure 1, actuator is positioned at off-position, locking component is in the state of latch-release position.

Fig. 7 is the cutaway view along the VII-VII line of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is the cutaway view that expression FPC is accommodated in the spatial accommodation of connector shown in Figure 1, actuator is positioned at off-position, locking component is in the state of latched position.

Fig. 9 is the cutaway view along the IX-IX line of Fig. 8.

Figure 10 A is the front view of the connector of second kind of form of implementation of the present invention.

Figure 10 B is the plane graph of the connector of second kind of form of implementation of the present invention.

Figure 10 C is the end view of the connector of second kind of form of implementation of the present invention.

Figure 11 is that the locking component of expression connector shown in Figure 10 is positioned at latched position, is positioned at the cutaway view of the blocked state of actuator of off-position.

Figure 12 is that the locking component of expression connector shown in Figure 10 is positioned at the cutaway view that latch-release position, actuator are positioned at the state of open position.

Figure 13 is the perspective view of an end of connector shown in Figure 10.

Figure 14 is that the A of Figure 13 is to view.

Figure 15 is the perspective view of the locking component of connector shown in Figure 10.

Figure 16 is the cutaway view that FPC is accommodated in the spatial accommodation of connector shown in Figure 10, actuator is positioned at open position, locking component is positioned at the state of latch-release position.

Figure 17 is the cutaway view that FPC is accommodated in the spatial accommodation of connector shown in Figure 10, actuator is positioned at off-position, locking component is positioned at the state of latch-release position.

Figure 18 is the cutaway view along the XVIII-XVIII line that spatial accommodation is interior, actuator is positioned at off-position, Figure 10 B when locking component is positioned at the latch-release position that FPC is accommodated in connector shown in Figure 10.

Figure 19 is the cutaway view that FPC is accommodated in the spatial accommodation of connector shown in Figure 10, actuator is positioned at off-position, locking component is positioned at the state of latched position.

Figure 20 is that FPC is accommodated in the spatial accommodation of connector shown in Figure 10, actuator is positioned at off-position, the cutaway view when locking component is positioned at latched position.

Embodiment

Below, with reference to description of drawings form of implementation of the present invention.

Shown in Figure 1A, Figure 1B, Fig. 1 C, this connector is equipped with housing 3, a plurality of

contact

5,6, actuator 7, locking component 9.This connector is installed on the printed substrate (not shown) as a connecting object thing, will be electrically connected on the printed circuit board (PCB) as the FPC shown in Figure 5 (flat connecting object thing) 21 of another one connecting object thing.

As Fig. 2, shown in Figure 3, housing 3 has pedestal part 31, rear wall parts 32, side wall portion 33 and sticking department 34, is formed by synthetic resin.

Upper surface in pedestal part 31 is formed with a plurality of accommodation section 31a.Accommodation section 31a extends to the fore-and-aft direction of housing 3.Lower surface at the both ends of pedestal part 31 is formed with the first recess 31b (with reference to Figure 1A, Fig. 7).The first recess 31b extends to contact arrangement direction DC.The first recess 31b holds the part of base plate 91b of the sticking department 91 of locking component 9.In addition, the lower surface at the both ends of pedestal part 31 is formed with the second recess (not shown).Second recess is positioned at the rear of the first recess 31b, extends to contact arrangement direction DC.On the inner surface of second recess, be formed with three pairs of cooperating recesses (not shown)s.Second recess holds the stable posture plate 94 (with reference to Fig. 4) of locking component 9.Three pairs of cooperating recesses cooperate protuberance 94a and second to cooperate protuberance 94b to cooperate with first of stable posture plate 94, locking component 9 is remained on latched position or latch-release position.

Rear wall parts 32 is connected to the rear portion of pedestal part 31.Be formed with a plurality of accommodation sections (not shown) on a plurality of accommodation section 31a that are connected to pedestal part 31 at rear wall parts 32 places.Extend to the fore-and-aft direction of housing 3 accommodation section.Utilize the accommodation section 31a of pedestal part 31 and the accommodation section of rear wall parts 32 to form the contact accommodation section.Be formed with rail portion 32a at the both ends of rear wall parts 32.Rail portion 32a extends to contact arrangement direction DC.In addition, the front surface in rear wall parts 32 is formed with recess 32b.Recess 32b holds the part (with reference to Fig. 5) of the leading section of FPC21.

Side wall portion 33 is connected on the both ends of pedestal part 31.One end of side wall portion 33 is connected on the rear wall parts 32.Be formed with otch 33a in the front portion of side wall portion 33.Otch 33a avoids and the contacting of the upper plate portion 91a of the sticking department 91 of locking component 9.

Sticking department 34 is connected with the front portion of pedestal part 31.Sticking department 34 is prism-shaped, extends to contact arrangement direction DC.The upper surface of sticking department 34 flushes with the bottom surface of the otch 33a of side wall portion 33.Be formed with otch 34a in the rear surface of sticking department 34.

Utilize pedestal part 31, rear wall parts 32 and side wall portion 33 to form spatial accommodation 35.Spatial accommodation 35 holds the leading section of FPC21.

Contact 5 has contact site (not shown) and support 5b, is made of metal.The contact site of contact 5 contacts with conductor (not shown) on being formed on FPC21.The rotatably mounted actuator 7 of support 5b (with reference to Fig. 3).

Contact 6 has contact site 6a and the 6b of pushing portion, is made of metal.Contact site 6a contacts with conductor (not shown) on being formed on FPC.As hereinafter described, when actuator 7 was positioned at off-position, the 6b of pushing portion pushed actuator 7 downwards at otch 7b place.Contact 5 and contact 6 alternatively are contained in the contact accommodation section of housing 3 (with reference to Figure 1B).

It is tabular that actuator 7 roughly is, and has otch 7a, otch 7b, recess 7c and axle (not shown) (with reference to Fig. 2), formed by synthetic resin.Otch 7a and otch 7b alternatively are formed on the rear portion of actuator 7.Otch 7a holds the support 5b of contact 5.Otch 7b holds the 6b of pushing portion of contact 6.Recess 7c is formed on the upper surface at both ends of actuator 7.Axle traverses otch 7a.Axle be can be rotated to support on the support 5b of contact 5.Thereby actuator 7 can be that the center rotates between open position and off-position with the axle.When actuator 7 is positioned at open position (position of actuator 7 shown in Figure 3), the leading section of FPC21 can be received in the spatial accommodation 35.When actuator 7 was positioned at off-position (position of actuator 7 shown in Figure 2), actuator 7 was pressed to the leading section of FPC21 on the contact site 6a of the contact site of a plurality of contacts 5 and contact 6.

Locking component 9 has sticking department 91, posture maintaining part 92, connecting portion 93 and stable posture plate 94 (with reference to Fig. 4), is formed by synthetic resin.

Sticking department 91 is roughly frame shaped, has upper plate portion 91a, base plate 91b and front board 91c.Sticking department 91 is installed on the housing 3 in the mode of the front part at the both ends that clip housing 3 from above-below direction, can move to contact arrangement direction (with respect to the thickness direction of the leading section that is contained in the FPC21 in the spatial accommodation 35 and FPC21 is inserted into the direction of each approximate vertical of the direction in the spatial accommodation 35) DC.

Posture maintaining part 92 has upper plate portion 92a and the 92b of back side portion.Upper plate portion 92a contacts with the upper surface of the rail portion 32a of housing 3, and the 92b of back side portion contacts with the back side of rail portion 32a.Contact with rail portion 32a by posture maintaining part 92, the posture change of the sticking department 91 when suppressing sticking department 91 slips, sticking department 91 slides smoothly.

Connecting portion 93 is roughly prism-shaped, and sticking department 91 and posture maintaining part 92 are coupled together.

Stable posture plate 94 is connected to the bottom of the central portion of connecting portion 93.Being formed with first on stable posture plate 94 cooperates protuberance 94a and second to cooperate protuberance 94b.As mentioned above, stable posture plate 94 is contained in the second not shown recess of housing 3, by contact with housing 3 and posture maintaining part 92 together, the stable posture when making the slip of sticking department 91.

Locking component 9 is can be installed to the both ends of housing 3 between latched position (position of locking component 9 shown in Figure 2) and latch-release position (position of locking component 9 shown in Figure 3), along the mode of connector orientation DC slip.When actuator 7 is positioned at off-position, when locking component 9 from the latch-release position when latched position moves, the part of the upper plate portion 91a of locking component 9 enters the recess 7c of actuator 7, stops the motion of opening of (locking) actuator 7.When locking component 9 from latched position when move the latch-release position, the upper plate portion 91a of locking component 9 shifts out from the recess 7c of actuator 7, what allow actuator 7 opens motion (unlocking).

Below, wait the using method that this connector is described based on Fig. 5.

At first, as shown in Figure 5, the leading section of FPC21 is inserted in the spatial accommodation 35 of housing 3.At this moment, the protrusion tab 21a that is formed on the leading section of FPC21 is hooked on the sticking department 34 of housing 3.

Secondly, make actuator 7 rotations that are positioned at open position in the mode of forwards falling.As Fig. 6, shown in Figure 7, actuator 7 stops at off-position.At this moment, actuator 7 pushes FPC21 to contact one side.

Afterwards, the locking component 9 that is positioned at the latch-release position is slided to actuator 7 one sides.As Fig. 8, shown in Figure 9, locking component 9 stops at latched position.At this moment, the part of the upper plate portion 91a of locking component 9 enters in the recess 7c of actuator 7.

In this state, when will be when the masterpiece that the part of the outstanding FPC21 of the spatial accommodation 35 of housing 3 is lifted be used FPC21 and is gone up along the short transverse of connector, actuator 7 rotates to open position one side, but, because the upper plate portion 91a of locking component 9 is positioned on the swing-around trajectory of actuator 7, so actuator 7 collides with the upper plate portion 91a of locking component 9, can not rotate.Thereby, keep the lock-out state of actuator 7.

In addition, be hooked on the sticking department 34 of housing 3 owing to be formed on the protrusion tab 21a of the leading section of FPC21, so even use on the FPC21 along the masterpiece of the direction of extracting FPC21, FPC21 can not come off from spatial accommodation 35 yet.

As mentioned above, according to this first kind of form of implementation,, also can keep the lock-out state of actuator 7 reliably even pull FPC21 or pull FPC21 to extracting direction to the short transverse of connector.

Secondly, illustrate according to second kind of form of implementation of the present invention with reference to Figure 10 A～Figure 15.

For giving identical label, omit its explanation with first kind of identical part of form of implementation.Below, the part of the main difference of an explanation and first kind of form of implementation.

In the connector of first kind of form of implementation, the glide direction of locking component 9 is consistent with contact arrangement direction DC, but, in the connector of second kind of form of implementation, DF is consistent for the fore-and-aft direction of the glide direction of locking component 209 and housing 203 (with the direction of the equal perpendicular of orientation of the thickness direction of the part of connecting object thing and contact).

In the connector of first kind of form of implementation, both ends in the rear wall parts 32 of housing 3 are formed with rail portion 32a, but, in the connector of second kind of form of implementation, as Figure 10 A, Figure 10 B, Figure 10 C, Figure 11, shown in Figure 12, on the rear wall parts 232 of housing 203, do not form rail portion, replace in the front portion of side wall portion 233 and form rail portion 233b.Rail portion 233b direction DF forwards, backwards extends.

In addition, on side wall portion 233, be formed with spatial accommodation 233a.Spatial accommodation 233a direction DF forwards, backwards extends.

And then, as Figure 13, shown in Figure 14, be formed with slit 233c in the side of side wall portion 233.Slit 233c has the first recess 233ca, the second recess 233cb, the 3rd recess 233cc, and these recesses equally spaced dispose.

As shown in figure 15, the locking component 209 of second kind of form of implementation has sticking department 291, insertion section 292, the first pin portion 293 and the second pin portion 294, forms with synthetic resin.

Sticking department 291 is frame shaped basically, has upper plate portion 291a, base plate 291b, front board 291c and side plate 291d.Sticking department 291 is installed on the housing 203 in the mode of the front part of the end that clips housing 203, and direction DF moves forwards, backwards.

Insertion section 292 is prism-shaped basically, is connected to the rear portion of sticking department 291.Insertion section 292 is inserted in the spatial accommodation 233a of housing 203 slidably.Whereby, locking component 209 is can be installed to the both ends of housing 203 between latched position (position of locking component 209 shown in Figure 11) and latch-release position (position of locking component 209 shown in Figure 12), along the mode of fore-and-aft direction DF slip.

Be configured in to the first pin portion 293 and the second pin portion, 294 devices spaced apart the side of insertion section 292.In the first pin portion 293 is coupled to the first recess 233ca of housing 203, when the second pin portion 294 is coupled among the second recess 233cb, locking component 209 is maintained at latched position, when the first pin portion 293 cooperates with the second recess 233cb, when the second pin portion 294 cooperates with the 3rd recess 233cc, locking component 209 is maintained at the latch-release position.

When actuator 7 was in the closed position, if locking component 209 moves to latched position from the latch-release position, then the part of the upper plate portion 291a of locking component 209 entered the recess 7c of actuator 7, stoped the motion of opening of actuator 7.If locking component 209 moves to the latch-release position from latched position, then the upper plate portion 291a of locking component 209 shifts out from the recess 7c of actuator 7, allows the motion of opening of actuator 7.

Below, according to Figure 16 etc., the using method of this connector is described.

At first, as shown in figure 16, the leading section of FPC21 is inserted in the spatial accommodation 35 of housing 203.At this moment, the protrusion tab 21a that is formed on the leading section of FPC21 is hooked on the sticking department 34 of housing 203.

Secondly, the actuator 7 that is positioned at open position is rotated in the mode of forwards falling.As Figure 17, shown in Figure 180, actuator 7 stops at off-position.

Afterwards, the locking component 209 that is positioned at the latch-release position is slided.As Figure 19, shown in Figure 20, locking component 209 is stopped at latched position.At this moment, the part of the upper plate portion 291a of locking component 209 enters in the recess 7c of actuator 7.

In this state, in the time will using FPC21 and go up from the masterpiece that the part of the outstanding FPC21 of the spatial accommodation 35 of housing 203 is lifted along the short transverse of connector, actuator 7 rotates to open position one side, still, actuator 7 is met the upper plate portion 291a of locking component 209, can not rotate.Thereby, the lock-out state of maintenance actuator 7.

As mentioned above, according to second kind of form of implementation, play and first kind of effect and effect that form of implementation is same.

In addition, in above-mentioned form of implementation, via contact 5 actuator 7 rotatably is installed on the housing 3,203, but, can axle be set at the both ends of actuator, utilization is formed directly into rotatably mounted this axial region of bearing portion on the housing, also can utilize the rotatably mounted actuator of contact and housing.

In addition, in above-mentioned form of implementation, as flat connecting object thing, adopt FPC21, still, flat connecting object thing is not limited to FPC21, for example, also has FFC etc.

Be the preferred embodiment of the present invention above, those skilled in the art should be appreciated that under situation without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, can carry out various changes.

Claims

1. connector comprises:

Housing, described housing has the spatial accommodation of a part of holding flat connecting object thing;

A plurality of contacts, described contact are fixed on the aforementioned housing;

Actuator, described actuator is being received into the open position in the aforementioned spatial accommodation and being used for a part with aforementioned connecting object thing and be pressed to the mode of rotating between the off-position on aforementioned a plurality of contact and be installed in aforementioned housing being used for a part with aforementioned connecting object thing;

Locking component, described locking component with can along and the direction of the thickness direction approximate vertical of the part of aforementioned connecting object thing, the mode of sliding between the latch-release position of moving of opening of opening the latched position of moving and allowing to be in the aforementioned actuator of aforementioned off-position that is in the aforementioned actuator of aforementioned off-position in prevention be installed on the aforementioned housing.

2. connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the glide direction of aforementioned locking component is the orientation of aforementioned contact.

3. connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the glide direction of aforementioned locking component is and the orientation of the thickness direction of the part of aforementioned connecting object thing and aforementioned contact direction of perpendicular all.